… Police arrest 20 robbery suspects
A 14 -year -old primary five pupil was among 21 crime suspects arrested by the police in Gombe , the SP Mary Malum , the Public Relations Officer of the police command in the state , said on Tuesday .
Addressing newsmen in Gombe , Malum said the police arrested the suspects in August , adding that the boy was a member of a robbery syndicate .


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She said the suspects were arrested for criminal conspiracy , armed robbery, receiving stolen properties , trespass , attempt to commit culpable homicide, housebreaking, fraud, cheating and cybercrime .”

Malum said several weapons were recovered from the suspects .

“We recovered two locally- made revolver pistols , 33 handsets , four laptops , one DVD player , two knives , two cutlasses , one iron rod , one sword, two spears, a pair of military uniform, 13 wrappers , and two flat - screen televisions .



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“Other items recovered include N 10 , 000 cash , two pairs of shoes and clothing , two shisha pots and one purse, ” he said .
She said that investigations were on -going to arrest other fleeing members of the syndicate and that those arrested would be charged to court soon .
While assuring the public of the command ’s commitment towards combating crime in the state , she appealed to residents to provide the police with useful information to act .

The boy told the News Agency of Nigeria that he was forced into assisting a crime syndicate in his area.
“ I was used to gain entrance into any house they ( robbers ) want to break into . They will cross me through the fence and I will open the gate for them to enter .

“On the first outing , I was given N500 and the second one, N 1,000 . I was forced to do it and I didn ’ t tell my mother and that’ s why I am here ,” he said .

( NAN )